by admin | Dec 10, 2019 | Podcast
Organisational change, restructuring, transformation, re-organisation, right-sizing, call it what you want, it’s become the new normal in our world of work. Sadly, most of the time, the organisational change process doesn’t take enough consideration to basic...
by admin | Nov 26, 2019 | Podcast
I very often get calls from leaders who’ve been told they have improve something to get to the next level of leadership. Makes sense. But here’s how it often sounds: Silver called me: “I want to become Partner in my firm and I have been told that I have to improve my...
by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Podcast, Uncategorized
You can’t tell a perfectionist: “Just lower your standards a little”. Or “You need to learn what good enough looks like.” There is no satisfaction in good enough if you like to go for the best of the best (of the best). The antidote to perfectionism is not low or...
by admin | Oct 29, 2019 | Podcast
“I look around and I don’t see anyone “above me” I want to be like.” Ursula, a talented leader able to deliver both on people and profit promises was explaining to me why she wasn’t looking for bigger/higher opportunities. “It looks like they sacrifice big,” she...
by admin | Oct 15, 2019 | Podcast
“When is it going to be fun again?” a good friend of mine asked after a large round of restructuring at her work place. She loves her job. She has what for her is the dream job. But suddenly it didn’t feel fun anymore. I told my friend that what she was feeling was...
by admin | Oct 1, 2019 | Podcast
You’re starting a new job and you want to get off to a good start. But in the process of trying to get it right, you’re making a key mistake. “How is the new guy in your office?” I asked a friend a few years ago. “He is trying so hard to prove himself. It’s really...